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Joseph Fontana's Barber Shop was located at 40 Main Street in Meaderville, Montana. Photograph shows Joseph Fontana and a customer who may be Adolf Ossello in about 1920. Joseph Fontana came to Meaderville from Lucca, Italy a comune in Tuscany when he was about 18 years old. He worked in the Leonard mine for some time before attending a barber school in Butte, getting his barber license, and buying this shop. This is the first of two shops Fontana owned and operated in Meaderville.

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On Back: "This Photo of my Father in his barber shot at 40 Main St. Meaderville. Taken about 1920. The customer is not definatly known but I [Louis Fontana] believe he is Adolf Ossello, brother of Guy Ossello."